"WWE will be awesome when HHH takes over creative because he's a wrestling guy"

 

Does anyone still believe that garbage?

 

I generally agree with that but I have a feeling this was Vince. Hunter had to talk him out of the turn also

WWE seems to think it's just a very loud, vocal minority. Yeah, that was something else.

"WWE will be awesome when HHH takes over creative because he's a wrestling guy"

 

Does anyone still believe that garbage?

You don't think Vince is still calling the shots? HHH may have the day-to-day control but Vince is still in charge of the big picture stuff.

Batista looked a bit shook, like ''I didn't know people''

 

That was a pretty surreal watch, I have to say. So glad I broke the streak of paying for this PPV though.

This is what the WWE doesn't understand and will probably never understand. It isn't that they only wanted Daniel Bryan and CM Punk. It is that they wanted someone NEW. The fact that the crowd was rooting for Roman Reigns at the end proves it. Batista is seen mostly as a retread like Orton and Cena

I think the initial pop for Sheamus suggests they'd even be down for watching him on a regular basis. WWE continuing with their effort to convince us that older is better and now the crowd has guys that they want to get behind and want to see in the main, they've closed their eyes and continued on regardless.

 

I actually enjoyed the Rumble but it was crying out for Bryan or even Taker at 30. Reigns looked awesome and he's almost at the point now where had he eliminated Batista to win, you'd actually buy it. I have no desire to see anything coming out of this show bar Lesnar/Taker.

Royal Rumble Match -

 

Well, that was embarrassing.

Now that is a bit excessive. The match itself was fine. A lot better than the Royal Rumble where Cena eliminated Ryback or when Alberto Del Rio won.

If Vince doesn't come out of his Mr. Burns stasis pod to light up the writers after tonight I'd be kind of surprised (even if it was his doing to begin with, that's never stopped him before).

Pittsburgh isn't even a "smark" town.

The writers didn't decide who would win the Rumble.

The RR was fine.

 

The booking sucked.

 

People are just reacting to it out of disinterest.

Arguably the single most embarrassing night in terms of a show in the history of WWE. Everyone backstage involved with putting it together should hang themselves because anyone with half a brain saw this coming.

Royal Rumble Match -

 

Well, that was embarrassing.

Now that is a bit excessive. The match itself was fine. A lot better than the Royal Rumble where Cena eliminated Ryback or when Alberto Del Rio won.

 

It really isn't.

 

Everyone in my house was calling the match boring and uninteresting long before the no-Bryan reveal.

Royal Rumble Match -

 

Well, that was embarrassing.

Now that is a bit excessive. The match itself was fine. A lot better than the Royal Rumble where Cena eliminated Ryback or when Alberto Del Rio won.

 

To be clear, I was referencing the last ten minutes. I enjoyed the Rumble a lot until then. The WWE doesn't care what that reaction was tonight but if was Vince or HHH I'd be embarrassed.

Also worth noting that they are almost certainly breaking up the Rhodes Brothers now as well.

I thought the Rumble was solid stuff but very much lacking in memorable/big moments. Lacking in name power also. But it had some good work in it. Not a particularly good one though.

I sort of knew when that 3.5 rating came in that WWE weren't going to change course.

Also worth noting that they are almost certainly breaking up the Rhodes Brothers now as well.

And the Shield which is pretty terrible aside from Reigns getting a main event push.

It feels like when WWF bought WCW in 2001, it purchased all their ability to make inane booking decisions but without any of the zaniness that made WCW charming. It is amazing that WWE has gotten pretty much got nothing right since 2001. It is just the way people have been talking about WWE for so long reminds me how people used to talk about WCW.

 

I am already dreading the Roman Reigns' face promos where he tries to be funny. Unless, Reigns has some hidden talents on the mic it is going to be Sheamus (huge Sheamus in-ring mark) ugly on the mic. This comes from a guy who was really looking forward to Reigns' face turn and then realized how they could easily fuck this up.

The amusing thing to me was how hot the crowd was for Reigns at the end. It's like they were desperate for something positive they could grasp onto.

One of the non-DB faces getting shit on for not being DB should just beg for the opening to just go out there and go off on the DB fans for being entitled whiners. It'd be nice and cathartic for the people writing that rant. Throw in some lines about "ruining my moment", "you are supposed to cheer for me, not some bearded gnome", and then 'wonder' why you just created an actual heel and made something out of the latest encounter with East Coast/Euro/Indy Douchebag Show-ruiner types.

 

In short... turn Batista tomorrow night and figure out some way to take the belt off Orton in the meantime.

WWE seems to think it's just a very loud, vocal minority. Yeah, that was something else.

Meltzer explained in his podcast that after talking to people in the company, they know he's over as fuck with everybody but the people who cheer for him don't spend money on him compared to other top stars.

 

How in the world Vince and company think the best course of action is not hearing the crowd instead of doing everything in their power to translate those chants and cheers to a bunch of money, I will never understand. It's beyond moronic.

WWE seems to think it's just a very loud, vocal minority. Yeah, that was something else.

Meltzer explained in his podcast that after talking to people in the company, they know he's over as fuck with everybody but the people who cheer for him don't spend money on him compared to other top stars.

 

How in the world Vince and company think the best course of action is not hearing the crowd instead of doing everything in their power to translate those chants and cheers to a bunch of money, I will never understand. It's beyond moronic.

 

They don't know how to do it anymore.

My Onion headline for all of this would be "Low Sales Of Ugly Fake Beards Prove Eyes, Ears Deceiving Us".

Arguably the single most embarrassing night in terms of a show in the history of WWE. Everyone backstage involved with putting it together should hang themselves because anyone with half a brain saw this coming.

Yeah, that match was hot garbage.